Bangladesh: Death toll from gas explosion in mosque rises to 21: Reports
Sep 06, 2020, at 02:31 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: At least 21 people were confirmed dead as a result of a gas explosion in the Baitus Salah Jame mosque, located in the Narayanganj city of Bangladesh, as dozens of injured worshipers are still receiving medical treatment, the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.
Russian Defense Minister claims increased presence of foreign navy in Black Sea
Sep 06, 2020, at 02:09 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: An increasing number of military vessels of foreign countries have been recently entering the Black Sea, including those belonging to countries from outside the region, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Freed Taliban by government returns again to pursue 'jihad'
Sep 06, 2020, at 01:52 pm
Kabul: In a startling revelation, Taliban prisoners released by the Afghan government as part of a deal brokered by the United States aimed at ending almost 20 years of war are returning to the battlefield as commanders and fighters.
Uyghur: Activists urge OIC to discuss human rights situation in China's Xinjiang region
Sep 06, 2020, at 01:41 pm
Glasgow: Human rights activist Amjad Ayub Mirza has urged the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to convene a special session to discuss the human rights situation in China's Xinjiang region.
Chinese President Xi Jinping cancels visit to Pakistan amid COVID -19 pandemic
Sep 06, 2020, at 05:08 am
Islamabad: The visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Pakistan has been postponed amid COVID-19 pandemic.
Sep 06, 2020, at 05:01 am
The chairman of Sindh-based Pakistani political outfit Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM) holds that China's aggression, war frenzy and Pakistan's Islamic terrorism pose a serious threat to regional peace and global security.
Three people injured in explosion of French military car in Mali : Source
Sep 06, 2020, at 03:36 am
Nouakchott/Sputnik: Three people have been injured in an explosion of a French military vehicle in Mali on Saturday morning, a military source told Sputnik on Saturday.
Sep 06, 2020, at 02:00 am
Beijing might have an eye on becoming a global superpower, but presently, it is struggling to feed its people.
Turkey supporting ISIS terror network in India: Report
Sep 06, 2020, at 12:15 am
Turkey is funding anti-India terror activities and Islamic bodies, says a report quoting security assessment.
Companies shifting base from China to get push from Japan
Sep 05, 2020, at 11:49 pm
Tokyo/UNI: Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has included India and Bangladesh in the list of relocation sites for companies that move their manufacturing sites from China to ASEAN countries.
Police arrest 41 people in Belarus on Friday for violating mass gatherings law - Ministry
Sep 05, 2020, at 10:38 pm
Minsk/Sputnik: Belarusian police arrested 41 protesters on Friday for violating a law on mass gatherings, the country’s Internal Affairs Ministry said on Saturday.
Kabul: Senior police officer gunned down in Afghan capital
Sep 05, 2020, at 10:35 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: Unidentified armed men shot and killed a key airport police officer on Friday in the latest targeted attack in Afghanistan, reported local media on Saturday.
Lebanese military arrests members of terrorist cell who planned attacks in country
Sep 05, 2020, at 10:31 pm
Cairo/Sputnik: The Lebanese military intelligence detained members of a terrorist cell, which is linked to the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) and planned attacks in the country, the press office of Lebanon’s armed forces said on Saturday.
Explosion of chlorine gas cylinders injures 217 in western Iran
Sep 05, 2020, at 10:15 pm
Tehran/Xinhua: The explosion of chlorine gas cylinders has injured at least 217 people in Zanjireh Olya village in Iran's western Ilam province, Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA) reported on Saturday.
Mosques in Cambodia to reopen after COVID-19 situation eases
Sep 05, 2020, at 10:06 pm
Phnom Penh/Xinhua: Mosques in Cambodia will reopen their doors to worshippers every Friday, starting from Sept. 11 after temporary closure since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Health Minister Mam Bunheng said on Saturday.
End secret detention of rights defender, independent experts urge Pakistani authorities
Sep 05, 2020, at 09:58 pm
New York: Independent UN rights experts have called on the Government of Pakistan to end the secret detention of a human rights defender, who has not been heard from in more than nine months.
Mystery surrounds Algeria article branded ‘complete fabrication’ by UN rights office
Sep 05, 2020, at 09:57 pm
New York: The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) is dismissing as a “complete fabrication” an Algerian news report claiming that a UN tribunal has rejected a complaint by a group of political activists.e on Tuesday, the Algérie Presse Service (APS) listed the reasons why “the Geneva Office of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal” had turned away the complaint in just 24 hours.
25 years after Beijing’s Women Conference, significance ‘undimmed’
Sep 05, 2020, at 09:37 pm
New York: Exactly 25 years after the historic world conference in Beijing on the advancement and equality of women, the head of the UN gender empowerment agency declared on Friday that “its significance is undimmed”.
UN agency for Palestinian refugees launches $95 million appeal to keep COVID at bay
Sep 05, 2020, at 09:33 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a health and socio-economic emergency across the occupied Palestinian territory, the UN agency for the region warned on Friday, noting a swell of coronavirus cases in recent weeks.
Bangladesh: Six AC machines explode in mosque, 50 worshippers hurt
Sep 05, 2020, at 03:13 pm
Dhaka: At least 50 people were hurt as six air conditioners at a mosque in Narayanganj’s Fatullah region in Bangladesh exploded on Friday, media reports said.
Canada's 2nd province, Newfoundland & Labrador launches COVID-19 Alert App
Sep 05, 2020, at 05:31 am
Newfoundland & Labrador/IBNS: The provincial government of Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), the second Canadian province, signed up for the COVID-19 Alert App, details of which were unveiled Sep 3 by the federal government's exposure notification system, media reports said.
Pakistan: Fahmida Riaz's daughter turns down presidential award
Sep 05, 2020, at 03:56 am
Islamabad: Protesting against the kidnapping and torture of journalists and writers in the country, poet Fahmida Riaz's daughter has declined the presidential award announced by the Pakistani government for her late mother.
Pakistan must end enforced disappearance of human rights defender: UN Experts
Sep 05, 2020, at 03:10 am
Geneva/IBNS: UN human rights experts on Friday called on the Pakistani authorities to end the secret detention of human rights defender Idris Khattak, who has not been heard from in more than nine months.
Twitter places public warning on 2 of Trump's tweets about Mail-In Voting - Statement
Sep 04, 2020, at 10:50 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Twitter has placed a warning on two of President Donald Trump's tweets that potentially encourage US citizens to vote twice in the November election, the company said in a statement on Thursday.
Cambodian PM allocates 150 mln USD for road construction in tourist town despite COVID-19 threat
Sep 04, 2020, at 10:45 pm
Phnom Penh/Xinhua: Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Friday decided to allocate 150 million U.S. dollars from national reserve funds to construct roads in the tourist town of Siem Reap province.
Ten outstanding Bangladeshi students to receive online training offered by Huawei
Sep 04, 2020, at 10:35 pm
Dhaka/Xinhua: Huawei, the world's leading ICT solutions provider will offer an online training program to 10 outstanding ICT talents from five renowned universities of Bangladesh.
Afghanistan: Near-record violence risks derailing imminent talks between Government and Taliban
Sep 04, 2020, at 09:54 pm
New York: The UN’s top official in Afghanistan has warned that with the formal launch of direct peace negotiations imminent, near-record violence in the country is creating an atmosphere of mistrust that risks derailing long-sought talks between the Government and the Taliban.
Alleged poisoning of Russian opposition leader a ‘grave concern’, says chemical weapons watchdog
Sep 04, 2020, at 04:17 pm
New York: The allegation that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by a Cold War-era nerve agent is “a matter of grave concern”, the head of the UN-backed Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said on Thursday.
Women are key to response and recovery out of the COVID era: Deputy UN chief
Sep 04, 2020, at 04:13 pm
New York: Young women are fighting interconnected battles for “environmental, economic and racial justice”, the deputy UN chief said in a discussion on Thursday.
Beat back ‘catastrophic effects’ of COVID-19 on refugee education, urges UNHCR
Sep 04, 2020, at 04:03 pm
New York: While children in every country have struggled with the impact of COVID-19 on their education, refugee children have been particularly disadvantaged, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has said, amid fears many may not be able to resume their studies due to school closures, high fees or lack of access to technology to learn remotely.